Smoke detector sensitivity for building health monitoring

Abstract

A detection system including a smoke detector configured to transmit a detector baseline signal to at least one of a control panel and a server (e.g., to establish at least one indoor air quality trend), and a method for monitoring indoor air quality with at least one smoke detector are provided. The smoke detector includes a processor configured determine whether a current condition indicates a need to trigger an alarm. The smoke detector is configured to measure a baseline. The detector baseline signal is used (e.g., by the control panel and/or the server) to establish at least one indoor air quality (IAQ) trend.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A detection system comprising:
 a smoke detector comprising processor configured to determine whether a current condition indicates a need to trigger an alarm, wherein the smoke detector is configured to measure a baseline; and   at least one of a control panel and a server, at least one of the control panel and the server configured to receive and compile detector baseline signal to establish at least one indoor air quality (IAQ) trend.   
     
     
         2 . The detection system of  claim 1 , wherein each detector is configured to compensate for detector baseline drift. 
     
     
         3 . The detection system of  claim 1 , wherein the control panel is configured to receive detector baseline signals from multiple smoke detectors. 
     
     
         4 . The detection system of  claim 3 , wherein each respective smoke detector is configured to detect ambient materials within a room of a building, each building comprising at least one control panel. 
     
     
         5 . The detection system of  claim 4 , wherein the server is communicatively connected to at least one control panel. 
     
     
         6 . The detection system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the control panel and the server are configured to trigger a notification when an IAQ trend meets a certain criteria. 
     
     
         7 . The detection system of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the control panel and the server are operably connected to an HVAC system, at least one of the control panel and the server configured to execute one or more HVAC system controls in response to at least one indoor air quality (IAQ) trend. 
     
     
         8 . The detection system of  claim 1 , further comprising a mobile device communicatively connected to at least one of the control panel and the server. 
     
     
         9 . The detection system of  claim 8 , wherein the mobile device comprises an application, at least one indoor air quality (IAQ) trend viewable in the application. 
     
     
         10 . The detection system of  claim 8 , wherein the mobile device comprises at least one of a mobile phone, a mobile tablet, and a computer. 
     
     
         11 . A method for monitoring indoor air quality with at least one smoke detector, each respective smoke detector comprising a processor configured to determine whether a current condition indicates a need to trigger an alarm, wherein each respective smoke detector is configured to measure a baseline, the method comprising:
 transmitting at least one detector baseline signal from at least one smoke detector to at least one of a control panel and a server; and   compiling, in at least one of the control panel and the server, the detector baseline signals to establish at least one indoor air quality (IAQ) trend.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein each detector is configured to compensate for detector baseline drift. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the control panel is configured to receive detector baseline signals from multiple smoke detectors. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising triggering, with at least one of the control panel and the server, a notification when an IAQ trend meets a certain criteria. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising executing, with at least one of the control panel and the server, one or more HVAC system controls of an HVAC system in response to an IAQ trend. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein a mobile device is communicatively connected to at least one of the control panel and the server. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the mobile device comprises an application, at least one indoor air quality (IAQ) trend viewable in the application. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the mobile device comprises at least one of a mobile phone, a mobile tablet, and a computer.